10-03-2006, 01:15 AM
Mahalo for the information.
I’ve heard that if you get a building permit as an owner/builder, you can’t sell the property until a year after it is finaled, but if you don’t get a permit you can sell the property anytime. Is this some defect in the law?
Cat: Do you know how I can arrange for someone to inspect the property (before I would make an offer) and give me a ballpark estimate on what would be involved to draw up plans, get permits, bring the property up to code and get it finaled?
Does an existing house have to go through all the inspections required in the building process? In other words, do you have to tear out the walls to inspect the rough-in plumbing and electrical and jack hammer the concrete to see is it has sufficient rebar and wire?
By the way, I learned that if you cut and paste from Word, you get funky stuff in your post. I'm trying Edit Pad now.
I’ve heard that if you get a building permit as an owner/builder, you can’t sell the property until a year after it is finaled, but if you don’t get a permit you can sell the property anytime. Is this some defect in the law?
Cat: Do you know how I can arrange for someone to inspect the property (before I would make an offer) and give me a ballpark estimate on what would be involved to draw up plans, get permits, bring the property up to code and get it finaled?
Does an existing house have to go through all the inspections required in the building process? In other words, do you have to tear out the walls to inspect the rough-in plumbing and electrical and jack hammer the concrete to see is it has sufficient rebar and wire?
By the way, I learned that if you cut and paste from Word, you get funky stuff in your post. I'm trying Edit Pad now.